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Gping to heaven without knowing Jesus' name ?
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Posted by: Frederik
Imagine a person lives a life which is very similar to the way Jesus lived, supposing this person has the same love,grace and whatever Jesus also had, does this mean that this person recognized Jesus in her heart without knowing him ? Is it possible for this person to go to heaven ?
Many people come up with something like this and try to prove that you can also go to heaven without knowing Jesus.
Posted by: pickone
The Word of God says, "the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth" Gen.8:21.
Jesus is a man without sin, and no man can come to the Father without Him, because He destroys the power of sin over those who believe in His Word.
Then, in Mark, chapter 2, beginning in verse number 4, it says, "And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son thy sins be forgiven thee."
So a person CAN receive salvation because of someone else's faith in the power of Jesus' Name, but still, salvation comes from the Word of God, and they cannot do it without Him.
I believe that if a person is obedient to God, Who never changes, they will have the salvation they are seeking. God doesn't prefer one man over another, so Acts 7:53, which states, "Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.", lets me know that God can reveal Himself to anyone anywhere at anytime, and we are still given the power of choice.
"Ye stiff necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye." Acts 7:51